Max to the green dot...
The wing hydrodynamics are dominant and the keel acts as it should [like a keel]...
Striped schnauzers seem to appreciate the minimalist subtleties and sparse yet suggestive insinuation...

Simply said Pete...creativity and imagination cannot be taught! You got it! I will put my tail between my legs and just copy (if I can). Thanks for sharing your "creations"! I am now going to go to my tying table and strip 100 flies
Ron

When I get an idea, the initial notion will inevitably morph...
The end result is the product of manipulating material to arrive at a target compromise of shape, colour, and texture...
Sometimes the evolution comes together nicely in defined stages...
Being able to capture the image makes the R&D aspects more rewarding and much easier to share with friends in the tying community... I was initially trying to insinuate a juvenile... the next was more adolescent... and phinally, a mature ocean bound herring...more obsessive compulsive tweeeekin'... after the fact, I decided to spot weld on a hint of salmon... gotta' love that magic voodoo acrylic! the esteemed phocus group will always have the phinal word...
a few hours ago at one of my UDL's... das PHOOD CHAIN...